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That would be impressive as my doorbell is hardwired from a button to a transformer and bell in a closet.
by NetMageSCW 5mo ago
That would be impressive as my doorbell is hardwired from a button to a transformer and bell in a closet.
- simondotau 5mo agoAirtasker. Boom.
- noufalibrahim 5mo agoIt's the only way doorbells (and almost all other appliances) should be.
- compounding_it 5mo agoElectromagnetic triggers. Find the right frequency and resonate it.
- fortran77 5mo agoI could train a crow to fly over and peck it.
- DonHopkins 5mo agoTaskCrow.com
- plufz 5mo agoDon’t use those expensive escrow services, much cheaper to keep your own crows!
- ta8903 5mo agoOr just order some pizza to his address.
- ildon 5mo agoThis is a security concern as well. I'd argue even worse than the internet connected ones. Anyone at your front door (or where the button is) can easily know if you're at home, and take advantage if you're not. With the internet connected ones, you can always pretend.
- consp 5mo agoThere are way more indicators than just a doorbell. Closed curtains, car not in driveway, lights out ...
- mulderc 5mo agoWell my curtains and light open and close on a schedule so they won’t tell them much. Also who can afford to drive to work anymore?
- darkwater 5mo agoThat didn't stop the thieves in Home Alone...
- thaumasiotes 5mo agoThe thieves in Home Alone already knew that the family was gone.
- darkwater 5mo agoExactly my point, they just verified that the Christmas lights were on a schedule one last time before breaking in the other houses.
- hnlmorg 5mo agoI don’t think anyone is fooled into thinking people are home when the home owner “answers the door” via their internet connected doorbell. If anything, I’d say that’s a bigger give away than someone not answering a traditional door bell given people used to not hear them even when home, all the time (particularly in bigger houses).
- mulderc 5mo agoI would have thought this but was amazed at the number of times people would think I was home while talking to them via my doorbell. I have neighbor that told people I was rude to not come to the door and didn’t know I was talking to her from work.
- ErroneousBosh 5mo agoMine too. Not only that, the breaker for the transformer is switched off because the postman used to come right as my then-2-year-old was going for his nap. He's nearly 6 now and has not had an afternoon nap for a long time, and at some point I'll flip the breaker back on when I'm getting my jacket out of the hall cupboard. But I didn't do that yesterday, I don't think I'll do it today, and it's not looking good for tomorrow either.
- nottorp 5mo agoMine is not only hardwired, but I mounted it kinda wrong and you need to press the dead center for it to ring :)
- interludead 5mo agoYour doorbell has an excellent threat model
- b3lvedere 5mo agoSince i like tech, once i was also interested in a smart doorbell or lock. My wife very much disliked the idea, because she thought it could prevent us to even enter our own house when the tech fails. Then one day i watched my neighbour trying to get into his own house, because his smart lock and doorbell system failed horribly. This took several hours. It started raining. I learned a lot of new swear words from my neighbours wife which were directed to her husband. Once again, my wife was totally right :)